Legal Opinion
Emanuel S. v. Joseph E.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 17, 1990PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Harwood, J.
This appeal requires that we determine whether grandparents are legislatively authorized to seek judicial intervention as an aid in efforts to visit a grandchild, notwithstanding the objection of both of the child’s natural parents, neither of whom has abdicated or forfeited parental responsibility. We conclude that they are not, and rule that the Family Court, Nassau County, should have granted the parents’ motion to dismiss the visitation proceeding, without reaching the issue of whether the best interests of the child warranted a visitation order.
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3Cited by4 opinions
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